Papers by Marie-Anne Peyronneau
Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder and drug abuse are related to abno... more Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder and drug abuse are related to abnormalities within the brain's dopaminergic system. The neuronal dopamine transporter (DAT) plays a key role in regulating the synaptic concentration of dopamine and thus dopamine neurotransmission in the brain.
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Molecular Imaging and Biology, 2015
Many radioligands have been explored for imaging the 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO), a diagno... more Many radioligands have been explored for imaging the 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO), a diagnostic and therapeutic target for inflammation and cancer. Here, we investigated the TSPO radioligand [(18)F]DPA-714 for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of cancer and inflammation. [(18)F]DPA-714 PET imaging was performed in 8 mouse and rat models of breast and brain cancer and 4 mouse and rat models of muscular and bowel inflammation. [(18)F]DPA-714 showed different uptake levels in healthy organs and malignant tissues of mice and rats. Although high and displaceable [(18)F]DPA-714 binding is observed ex vivo, TSPO-positive PET imaging of peripheral lesions of cancer and inflammation in mice did not show significant lesion-to-background signal ratios. Slower [(18)F]DPA-714 metabolism and muscle clearance in mice compared to rats may explain the elevated background signal in peripheral organs in this species. Although TSPO is an evolutionary conserved protein, inter- and intra-species differences call for further exploration of the pharmacological parameters of TSPO radioligands.
Aim: [18F]PBR102 and [18F]PBR111 have been described as high affinity ligands for PET imaging the... more Aim: [18F]PBR102 and [18F]PBR111 have been described as high affinity ligands for PET imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (TSPO) in vivo (1, 2). Prior to the acquisition and interpretation of in vivo results in humans, the in vitro metabolism of these two radiotracers was investigated in two species. The main metabolites were identified as well as the CYPs involved in these biotransformations. The metabolic rates were compared for the two ligands.Materials and Methods: The in vitro metabolism of [18F]PBR102 and [18F]PBR111 was studied in rat and human liver microsomes and using human recombinant CYPs. Metabolic profiles were also evaluated in rat hepatocytes. Incubations were analyzed by LC/MS and the structure of the metabolites characterized by MS-MS experiments.Results: In rat and human liver microsomes, PBR102 was converted to two main metabolites identified as N-deethylated (m/z 376) and O-deethylated compounds (m/z 358). In both species the main metabolite was issue...
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jan 29, 2015
TSPO is expressed at a low level in healthy brain and is up-regulated during inflammatory process... more TSPO is expressed at a low level in healthy brain and is up-regulated during inflammatory processes that may occur in neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, TSPO may be a suitable in vivo indicator of neurodegeneration. Here, we quantified the (18)F-DPA-714 radioligand in healthy TSPO-genotyped volunteers and to develop a method to eliminate the need for invasive arterial blood sampling. Ten controls (seven high affinity binders (HAB) and three mixed affinity binders (MAB)) underwent (18)F-DPA-714 PET with arterial and venous sampling. (18)F-DPA-714 binding was quantified with metabolite-corrected-arterial-plasma input function (AIF), using the 1 and 2-tissue compartment models (TCM) as well as the Logan analysis to estimate total volume distribution (VT) in the regions of interest (ROIs). Alternative quantification methods were tested, including tissue-to-plasma ratio or population-based-input-function (PBIF) approaches normalized by late time points of arterial or venous samples. The d...
European Journal of Neuroscience, 2015
Translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO) expression at the mitochondrial membrane of glial cells is rela... more Translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO) expression at the mitochondrial membrane of glial cells is related to glial activation. TSPO radioligands such as [(18) F]DPA-714 are useful for the non-invasive study of neuroimmune processes using positron emission tomography (PET). Anesthetic agents were shown to impact mitochondrial function and may influence [(18) F]DPA-714 binding parameters and PET kinetics. [(18) F]DPA-714 PET imaging was performed in Papio Anubis baboons anesthetized using either intravenous propofol (n=3) or inhaled isoflurane (n=3). Brain kinetics and metabolite-corrected input function were measured to estimate [(18) F]DPA-714 brain distribution (VT ). Displacement experiments were performed using PK11195 (1.5 mg/kg). In vitro [(18) F]DPA-714 binding experiments were performed using baboon brain tissue in the absence and the presence of tested anesthetics. Brain radioactivity peaked higher in isoflurane anesthetized animals compared to propofol (SUVmax =2.7±0.5 versus 1.3±0.2, respectively) but was not different after 30 min. Brain VT was not different under propofol and isoflurane. Displacement resulted in a 35.8±8.4 % decrease of brain radioactivity under propofol but not under isoflurane (0.1±7.0 %). In vitro, the presence of propofol increased TSPO density and dramatically reduced its affinity for [(18) F]DPA-714 compared to control. This in vitro effect was not significant with isoflurane. Exposure to propofol and isoflurane differentially influences TSPO interaction with its specific radioligand [18F]DPA-714 with subsequent impact on its tissue kinetics and specific binding estimated in vivo using PET. Therefore, the choice of anesthetics and their potential influence on PET data should be considered for the design of imaging studies using TSPO radioligands, especially in a translational research context. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Human liver P450 NF25 (CYP3A4) had been previously expressed in Succhuromyces cerevisiue using th... more Human liver P450 NF25 (CYP3A4) had been previously expressed in Succhuromyces cerevisiue using the inducible GALIO-CYCl promoter and the phosphoglycerate kinase gene terminator [Renaud, J. p., Cullin, C., Pompon, D., Beaune, P. and Mansuy, D. (1990) Eur. J. Biochem. 194,. The use of an improved expression vector Biochimie 72,463 -4721 increased the amounts of P450 NF25 produced/culture medium by a factor of five, yielding up to 10 nmol/l. The availability of recently developed host cells that simultaneously overexpress yeast NADPH-P450 reductase and/or express human liver cytochrome b5, obtained through stable integration of the corresponding coding sequences into the yeast genome, led to biotechnological systems with much higher activities of yeast-expressed P450 NF25 and with much better ability to form P450 NF25 -iron-metabolite complexes. %fold, g-fold, and 30-fold rate increases were found respectively for nifedipine 1,4-oxidation, lidocaine N-deethylation and testosterone 6@-hydroxylation between P450 NF25-containing yeast microsomes from the basic strain and from the strain that both overexpresses yeast NADPH-P450 reductase and expresses human cytochrome b5. Even higher turnovers (15-fold, 20-fold and 50-fold rate increases) were obtained using P450 NF25-containing microsomes from the yeast just overexpressing yeast NADPH-P450 reductase in the presence of externally added, purified rabbit liver cytochrome b5. This is explained by the fact that the latter strain contained the highest level of NADPH-P450 reductase activity. It is noteworthy that for the three tested substrates, the presence of human or rabbit cytochrome b, always showed a stimulating effect on the catalytic activities and this effect was saturable. Indeed, addition of rabbit cytochrome b5 to microsomes from a strain expressing human cytochrome b5 did not further enhance the catalytic rates. The yeast expression system was also used to study the formation of a P450-NF25 -iron-metabolite complex. A P450 Fe(I1)-(RNO) complex was obtained upon oxidation of Nhydroxyamphetamine, catalyzed by P450-NF25-containing yeast microsomes. In microsomes from the basic strain expressing P450 NF25, 10% of the starting P450 NF25 was transformed into this metabolite complex, whereas more than 80% of the starting P450 NF25 led to complex formation in microsomes from the strain overexpressing yeast NADPH-P450 reductase. These results show that specific activities of yeast-expressed P450 NF25 may be artificially low, owing to limiting amounts of the associated microsomal redox proteins and emphasize the importance of controlling the amounts of the different components of the monooxygenase complex in order to optimize these catalytic activities, especially when the expression system is to be used for demonstrating metabolic capacities towards new substrates.
Three natural allelic cDNAs coding for P-450 3A4, the major form in human liver, namely NF25, NFl... more Three natural allelic cDNAs coding for P-450 3A4, the major form in human liver, namely NF25, NFlO and hPCNl, have been expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. NF25 and hPCNl were functionally expressed in yeast microsomes, yielding proteins with an absorption maximum at 448 nm in the CO-reduced difference spectrum. Some catalytic activities and substrate binding properties of P-450 NF25 and P-450 hPCNl in yeast microsomes have been compared; no striking difference was found, showing that the two point substitutions between their amino-acid sequences (Trp392 and Thr431 in P-450 NF25 are replaced by Val392 and Ile431 in P-450 hPCN1) have no significant effect on the functional properties of these two variants. By contrast, P-450 NFlO, which differs from P-450 NF25 by a one-amino-acid deletion (Ile224 replacing Thr224-Va1225), was produced as a denatured form, as revealed by an absorption maximum at 420 nm, and was not catalytically active. This suggests that the deletion prevents the correct folding of the protein. The results of this study show that P-450 NF25 and P-450 hPCNl are two roughly equivalent, functionally active variants of P-450 3A4, but that P-450 NFlO is a defective, unstable gene product that could arise from an alternative mRNA splicing. This could contribute to the large variations reported for nifedipine oxidation, a typical P-450 3A4 activity, in human liver. P-450s form a superfamily of heme-thiolate proteins involved in the primary oxidation of numerous lipophilic compounds including endogenous substrates like fatty acids, steroids and vitamins as well as exogenous substrates like drugs, dietary substances and environmental pollutants. The broad substrate specificity is now well understood on the basis of enzyme multiplicity . More than 200 cDNAs coding for P-450s have been isolated so far and
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, Jan 9, 2014
We aimed to characterize pharmacologically the TSPO- radioligand [(18)F]DPA-714 in the brain of h... more We aimed to characterize pharmacologically the TSPO- radioligand [(18)F]DPA-714 in the brain of healthy cynomolgus monkeys and evaluate the cellular origin of its binding in a model of neurodegeneration induced by intrastriatal injection of quinolinic acid (QA). [(18)F]DPA-714 PET images were acquired before and at 2, 7, 14, 21, 49, 70, 91 days after putaminal lesioning. Blocking and displacement studies were carried out (PK11195). Different modelling approaches estimated rate constants and V T (total distribution volume) which was used to measure longitudinal changes in the lesioned putamen. Sections for immunohistochemical labelling were prepared at the same time-points to evaluate correlations between in vivo [(18)F]DPA-714 binding and microglial/astrocytic activation. [(18)F]DPA-714 showed a widespread distribution with a higher signal in the thalamus and occipital cortex and lower binding in the cerebellum. TSPO was expressed throughout the whole brain and about 73 % of [(18)F]...
Toxicology, 1993
The usefulness of cDNA-directed expression of human hepatic P45Os in yeast for the in vitro study... more The usefulness of cDNA-directed expression of human hepatic P45Os in yeast for the in vitro study of drug metabolism is emphasized. The major advantages of yeast expression are: (i) relatively high yields of heterologous P450 (= 5-10 nmol/l of culture medium) can be obtained; (ii) the expressed P45Os are directly active in yeast microsomes, allowing the determination of specific catalytic activities of individual isoforms, which is a prerequisite for the prediction of metabolic pathways for new drug candidates; (iii) transformed yeast microsomes can also be used to study the specific affinity of individual P45Os for various substrates and the formation of P450-metabolite complexes by difference visible spectroscopy; such studies can help to predict drug interactions.
European Journal of Biochemistry, 1994
The interaction between rat and human liver cytochromes P450 with a series of lysergic acid deriv... more The interaction between rat and human liver cytochromes P450 with a series of lysergic acid derivatives and ergopeptide alkaloids was studied by difference visible spectroscopy. Ergopeptides, like bromocriptine, ergocryptine and dihydroergotamine, strongly interacted with rat liver microsomes with the appearance of a difference spectrum which is characteristic of their binding to a protein site close to the heme. The intensity of this spectrum was clearly dependent on the amounts of P450s 3A in the microsomes and was at its maximum in dexamethasone-treated rat microsomes. All the ergopeptides studied exhibited a high affinity for rat P450s 3A (K-around 1 pM), although lysergic acid derivatives not bearing the tripeptide moiety failed to give significant interactions with these P450s. A cyclic azatripeptide exhibiting a structure very similar to that of the tripeptide moiety of ergopeptides also interacted with P450s 3A with appearance of an intense type I difference spectrum. Very similar results were observed with two allelic forms of human liver P450 3A4, P450 NF25 and P450 hPCN1, produced in yeast. In both cases all the ergopeptides studied showed high affinities for the P450s (K? 0.6-2.2 pM) and an intense shift from the low-spin to the high-spin state upon substrate binding (60-100% spin shift). Lysergic acid derivatives not bearing the tripeptide group of ergopeptides also completely failed to interact with P450s 3A4.
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Synapse, 2010
-benzo [d]isoxazol-3-yl]-oxazolidin-2-one], an oxazolidinone derivative, was characterized in bab... more -benzo [d]isoxazol-3-yl]-oxazolidin-2-one], an oxazolidinone derivative, was characterized in baboons as a radioligand for the in vivo visualization of MAO-B using positron emission tomography (PET). After i.v. injection, [ 11 C]SL25.1188 presented a rapid phase of distribution in blood (about 5 min), followed by a T 1/2 elimination of 85 6 14 min. Plasma metabolism analysis showed that [ 11 C]SL25.1188 is stable in vivo at least for 30 min. Brain uptake was rapid with the highest one observed in the striatum and thalamus, and the lowest in the pons. Calculated distribution volumes (V T ) were as follows: striatum 5 10.3, thalamus 5 10.9, hippocampus 5 8.9, temporal cortex 5 7.7, occipital cortex 5 7.2, parietal cortex 5 7.4, frontal cortex 5 7.4, white matter 5 7.4, and pons 5 6.1. Pretreatment with deprenyl (2 mg/kg, i.v.) or lazabemide (0.5 mg/kg, i.v.) reduced V T values in all brain areas up to 50%. In displacement experiments, injection of SL25.1188 or deprenyl (1 and 2 mg/kg, i.v., respectively) strongly reduced the specific uptake of [ 11 C]SL25.1188 in all brain areas (85-100%), while a lesser displacement was observed with lazabemide (0.5 mg/kg, i.v.) (55-70% of specific binding depending on the brain area). Therefore, [ 11 C]SL25.1188 is characterized in vivo by reversible binding, high brain uptake and very slow plasma metabolism, strongly suggesting that this radioligand is a potent tool for the in vivo study of brain MAO-B. Synapse 64:61-69, 2010.
Synapse, 2007
A new tropane derivative, (E)-N-(4-fluorobut-2-enyl)-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4&... more A new tropane derivative, (E)-N-(4-fluorobut-2-enyl)-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4'-tolyl)nortropane (LBT-999), was evaluated in baboons as a carbon-11 radioligand for studies of the dopamine transporter (DAT) using positron emission tomography (PET). Brain uptake was high in the striatum (17 and 13% ID/100 mL tissue in the putamen and the caudate, respectively), moderate in the midbrain and thalamus (5 and 3% ID/100 mL tissue, respectively), and low in the cortex and cerebellum (2% ID/100 mL tissue) at 30 min post injection. The striatum-to-cerebellum ratio was high (30 at 110 min post injection). Specific binding was completely blocked following pretreatment with the DAT antagonists GBR12909 (5 mg/kg i.v.) or PE2I (1 mg/kg i.v.). The [(11)C]LBT-999 uptake was decreased by these antagonists in the putamen (-79 and -92%, respectively), caudate (-80 and -91%, respectively), midbrain (-73 and -78%, respectively), and thalamus (-34 and -46%, respectively). The serotonin transporter (SERT) antagonist citalopram (5 mg/kg i.v.) or the norepinephrine transporter antagonist maprotiline (5 mg/kg i.v.) had no effect on LBT specific binding. Pharmacological challenge with PE2I (1 mg/kg i.v.) induced a rapid and almost complete decrease of the specific binding in the putamen (-97%), caudate (-96%), midbrain (-96%), and thalamus (-81%), confirming the reversibility of [(11)C]LBT-999 binding. The high brain uptake of [(11)C]LBT-999 together with its low nonspecific binding (reflected by the very high brain structure-to-cerebellum ratio) indicate that this radiotracer is an excellent candidate for in vivo quantification of the DAT, especially in extrastriatal structures, such as the midbrain.
Pharmaceutical Research, 2012
Several in vivo studies have found that the 5-HT(1A) PET radioligand (18)F-MPPF is a substrate of... more Several in vivo studies have found that the 5-HT(1A) PET radioligand (18)F-MPPF is a substrate of rodent P-glycoprotein (P-gp). However, in vitro assays suggest that MPPF is not a substrate of human P-gp. We have now tested the influence of inhibiting P-gp on the brain kinetics of (18)F-MPPF in mice and non-human primates. We measured the peripheral kinetics (arterial input function, metabolism, free fraction in plasma (f(P))) during (18)F-MPPF brain PET scanning in baboons with or without cyclosporine A (CsA) infusion. We measured (3)H-MPPF transport at the mouse BBB using in situ brain perfusion in P-gp/Bcrp deficient mice and after inhibiting P-gp with PSC833. There was an unexpected 1.9-fold increase in brain area under the curve in CsA-treated baboons (n = 4), with no change in radiometabolite-corrected arterial input. However, total volume of distribution corrected for f(P) (V(T)/f(P)) remained unchanged. In situ brain perfusion showed that P-gp restricted the permeability of the mouse BBB to (3)H-MPPF while Bcrp did not. These and previous in vitro results suggest that P-gp may not influence the permeability of human BBB to (18)F-MPPF. However, CsA treatment increased (18)F-MPPF free fraction, which is responsible for a misleading, P-gp unrelated enhanced brain uptake.
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Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2012
Background: LBT-999 (E)-N-(4-fluorobut-2-enyl)-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4′-tolyl)nortropane is a dopam... more Background: LBT-999 (E)-N-(4-fluorobut-2-enyl)-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4′-tolyl)nortropane is a dopamine transporter (DAT) ligand. [ 18 F] LBT-999 was first labelled with carbon-11; we will now describe its in vivo behaviour in comparison to that of [ 11 C]LBT-999. Methods/Results: Positron emission tomography (PET) experiments (baboons) confirmed the high affinity/specificity of [ 18 F]LBT-999 for DAT. The brain regional distribution was in accordance with that of DAT. Pre-treatment with LBT-999 (1 mg/kg iv), but not with desipramine, a norepinephrine (NET) antagonist, reduced the striatum-to-cerebellum ratio by 96%, confirming the specificity for DAT vs. NET. The parent compound decreased rapidly and represented 24.3±5.0% of plasma radioactivity at 30 min pi. Whole-body scans showed an important bone uptake of free fluorine following metabolism of [ 18 F]LBT-999. In the cerebellum and striatum, distribution volumes increased by 30-40% between 80 and 230 min, suggesting the polluting role of a radiometabolite(s). [ 11 C]LBT-999 exhibited a 40% higher standardized uptake value in the striata. This difference is likely due to N-dealkylation followed by [ 18 F]fluoride release. 2β-Carbomethoxy-3β-(4′-tolyl) nortropane is then formed, while [ 11 C]2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4′-tolyl) nortropane is formed following injection of [ 11 C]LBT-999. This metabolite has high affinity for the DAT. In one specific PET experiment, intravenous injection of this metabolite induced a strong displacement of [ 18 F]LBT-999 in the striata, confirming that this metabolite readily crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and binds to DAT. Conclusions: [ 18 F]LBT-999 is N-dealkylated in vivo to yield (1) a nonradioactive metabolite that crosses the BBB and has a high affinity for the DAT and (2) a [ 18 F]fluoro-alkyl chain which is further defluorinated. The temporal changes in distribution volumes are consistent with the accumulation of a radiometabolite(s) in the brain. Therefore, the quantification of DAT density with [ 18 F]LBT-999 is rather difficult.
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2013
[(18)F]Fallypride, a fluorinated and substituted benzamide with high affinity for D2/D3 receptors... more [(18)F]Fallypride, a fluorinated and substituted benzamide with high affinity for D2/D3 receptors, is a useful PET radioligand for the study of striatal/extrastriatal areas. Since [(18)F]fallypride is extensively metabolized in vivo and since PET examinations are long lasting in humans, the rapid measurement of the unchanged radiotracer in plasma is essential for the quantification of images. The present study aims: i) to evaluate if the radiometabolites of [(18)F]fallypride cross the blood-brain barrier in rodents, ii) to identify these radiometabolites in baboon plasma and iii) to develop a rapid solid phase extraction method (SPE) suitable for human applications to quantify both [(18)F]fallypride and its radiometabolites in plasma. The metabolites P450-dependant in rat and human liver microsomes were characterized by LC-MS-MS and compared to those detected in vivo. Sequential solvent elution on Oasis®-MCX-SPE cartridges was used to quantify [(18)F]fallypride and its radiometabolites. In rat microsomal incubations, five metabolites generated upon N/O-dealkylation or hydroxylation at the pyrrolidine and/or at the benzamide moiety were identified. No radiometabolite was detected in the rat brain. N-dealkylated and hydroxylated derivatives were detected in human microsomal incubations as well as in baboon plasma. The use of SPE (total recovery 100.2%± 2.8%, extraction yield 95.5%± 0.3%) allowed a complete separation of [(18)F]fallypride from its radiometabolites in plasma and evaluate [(18)F]fallypride at 150 min pi to be 22%± 5% of plasma radioactivity. The major in vivo radiometabolites of [(18)F]fallypride were produced by N-dealkylation and hydroxylation. Allowing the rapid analysis of multiple plasma samples, SPE is a method of choice for the determination of [(18)F]fallypride until late images required for quantitative PET imaging in humans.
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2009
Conclusion: These results suggest that 18 F-ZW-104 is a promising PET radioligand for studying nA... more Conclusion: These results suggest that 18 F-ZW-104 is a promising PET radioligand for studying nAChRs containing the b2 subunits in humans.
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2011
Radiolabeled compounds used for brain imaging with PET must readily cross the blood-brain barrier... more Radiolabeled compounds used for brain imaging with PET must readily cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to reach their target. Efflux transporters at the BBB-P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)-could limit their uptake by the brain. We developed and validated an in vitro model using MDCKII cells transfected with human multidrug resistance (MDR1) or BCRP genes and assessed the transport of selected PET ligands by the concentration equilibrium technique. The tested compounds included befloxatone, (R,S)-CGP-12177, clorgyline, R-(-)-deprenyl, diprenorphine, DPA-714, fallypride, flumazenil, 2-fluoro-A-85380, LBT-999, loperamide, p-MPPF, PE2I, Pittsburgh compound B (PIB), (R,S)-PK11195, raclopride, R-(+)-verapamil, and WAY-100635. The assays were performed using the nonradioactive form of each compound (ultraviolet high-performance liquid chromatography analysis) and, when available, the (18)F-labeled analogs (γ-counting). Befloxatone appeared to be transported solely by BCRP. Loperamide, verapamil, and diprenorphine were the only P-gp substrates. Other ligands were transported by neither P-gp nor BCRP. The present method can readily be used to screen new-compound transport by P-gp or BCRP, even before any radiolabeling. Compounds that were previously thought to be transported by P-gp in rodents, such as p-MPPF, WAY-100635, and flumazenil, cannot be considered substrates of human P-gp. The impact of BCRP and P-gp at the BBB on the transport of befloxatone and diprenorphine in vivo remains to be evaluated with PET.
Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 2008
Recently, a novel series of 2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidineacetamides has been reported as sele... more Recently, a novel series of 2-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidineacetamides has been reported as selective ligands of the translocator protein (18 kDa). Within this series, DPA-714 (N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-(2-fluoroethoxy)phenyl)-5,7-dimethylpyrazo-lo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl) ...
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